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General / Re: Mark Millar interviews Pat...

Last post by AlexF - Today at 11:31:13 AM

This is a genuinely great interview, Mark Millar is one of those enthusiastic chaps who wants to be liked so much he puts people at ease which works well for Pat Mills. Much as I don't love Millar's comics his energy and passion for making popular comics is joyful. Same for Mills, who clearly still wants to find ways to reach a mass audience with whatever kinds of comics he can. He may be a world class moaner but he's also not JUST moaning, he's still following his dreams, too.

#2

General / Re: Crowdfunders you might lik...

Last post by rogue69 - Today at 09:12:48 AM

The Prisoner retro style action figures

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wanderingplanettoys/the-prisoner-retro-style-action-figures-wave-no2?

#3

News / Re: Strontium Dog comes to Kic...

Last post by JayzusB.Christ - Today at 08:19:09 AM

This fat bloated nose, this is the distracting one.  It looks wrong.  It's not a nose I'd pick.

Around the time they brought back Johnny Alpha (as a slightly different character in a different universe, with an eye for adapting the story for TV, if anyone remembers that), It occurred to me that Jimmy Nail wouldn't be the worst Johnny Alpha ever.  I know he should have a posh accent, being Future-Farage's son, but as i say, it was a different universe.

#4

News / Re: The Great Dante Readthroug...

Last post by JayzusB.Christ - Today at 08:14:53 AM

Just catching up on my Dante readthroughs - loads of fun as always, thanks guys.  And yeah, I remember rooting for Viktor around this time in the progs, as I'd forgotten what a nasty, vicious little fecker he really was.

#5

General / Re: Mega City Book Club - a ne...

Last post by JayzusB.Christ - Today at 08:12:30 AM

Really enjoyed that podcast - thanks again, Eamonn.  There was a lot of really interesting stuff about Peter Flint I hadn't realised or had forgotten.  When I get round to abolishing the whole system of aristocracy, I might make an exception for him.

#6

General / Re: Wrap It Up

Last post by JayzusB.Christ - Today at 08:09:10 AM

I'd forgotten about that cover - what an absolute classic.  That's Inaba again up the front, isn't it?  And that Arnold Rimmer lad behind Halo Jones must be Bill Savage.

It wasn't the first time Fabry had drawn Dredd grinning inanely, either.

(The article this image came from claims that it was from a story where a woman from MC1 gets godlike powers - I was sure it was a man.)

#7

Film & TV / Re: Current TV Boxset Addictio...

Last post by Hawkmumbler - Today at 07:41:10 AM

Fair! I actually entirely forgot ZZ was just unavailable in the west until about 10 years ago, I'm absolutely speaking from a position of privilege there being able to go through the original run in true sequential order, good time to be alive. Hope you get as mch out of ZZ as I am, it's rightly deserving of its reappraisal.

Dunbine is 'chefs kiss' one of the very best.

#8

Off Topic / Re: Threadjacking!

Last post by The Legendary Shark - Today at 06:53:52 AM

And by Brian Blessed (that very emperor, Augustus) - his death scene is magnificent.

#9

Off Topic / Re: Boys Adventure comic blog

Last post by Richard S. - Today at 06:42:08 AM

'The big greenie' comic - a kids comic from 1995 supposedly about environmental issues. Not sure any comic with a strip called 'One day on death row' can really be aimed at kids but there you go. Only 3 issues.

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-big-greenie-comic.html

#10

Prog / Re: Prog 2379 - Humanity on th...

Last post by Colin YNWA - Today at 06:04:47 AM

Well damn this one arrived yesterday but still waiting for 2378! Hate when that happens.